Elephander: destroyed?
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James sighed as he entered the living section of his team's compound. He got into the shower, letting his worries washing down the drain, just like the oil that covered his face. He stood facing the showerhead, letting the water dribble down his face. He thought about the day before, beating the Blitz Team and making some new friends. He also thought about what Dr. Tauros had said the day before: "You know, with those powerful Zoids, the Backdraft will be all over you guys." Although he knew that his team could handle anything that the Backdraft already had, who knew what scheme they could have cooked up since his team had faced them last? James shook the gloomy thoughts from his head and finished washing up. He got out of the shower and went to get dressed.
James turned on his computer and grabbed the CD case from beside his stereo. He smiled at the weird looking fish on the disc. He put the CD in the disc drive and set it to track 5. (You can prolly guess what the CD is by now. If not, it's called 'Morning View' and it's by incubus.) He sang along with the song as he connected to the Internet. He had e-mail. There was only one, and it was from an 'unknown sender'. All though he knew not to open it, his curiosity got him when he read the subject line: 'Elephander.' He opened it. The letter read:
Well, it seems that we have you in a predicament. By now, you should know that the Elephander has been stolen. If you want it back, bring the Liger Jadera, Time Fox, and the Pteran to the Zephyr River by midnight. There, we will trade those three Zoids for the Elephander. If you do not comply for any reason, the Elephander will be promptly destroyed.
James laughed, thinking that this was some kind of practical joke. He printed it out planning to show it to Angelina. As he walked down the hall towards Angelina's room, he heard a shout. "James!!!!" He ran towards the hangar. "What's the matter?" he said upon reaching the hangar. "The Elephander was stolen!" Angelina said. "No way," he said. "Shit!" "What?" Angelina asked. He handed her the letter. She read it quickly. The letter fell out of her hand; she fell to her knees.
After informing Anthony and Ami of what had happened, there was silence throughout the room for a few moments. Then Ami said, "What are we gonna do?" James eyes glinted, that same manic expression coming across his face. Angelina remembered that look. It was the same expression that had pulled her into joining the team. "Well?" she said. "We're gonna show 'em what happens when you try to mess with us!!!!"
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